Haines cross-country runners lost ground but gained important experience at last weekend’s state cross-country championship at Anchorage’s Bartlett High School.
Two runners improved their personal best times, but a hilly race course slowed most of the field, said coach Chandler Kemp.
“The course was pretty challenging. It has a lot of hills. It was also pretty muddy. Some of our kids didn’t have spikes, which also made it more challenging,” Kemp said.
Freshman Mark Davis…